What follows is a list of route that are scientifically proven to be the best. Navigating campus and the greater Chapel Hill/Carrboro can be confusing and difficult at times. The UNC Marathon Team has been working hard since its inception to create a catalog of route that will make this task less daunting. Each week we will post routes with corresponding mileage for that week of training, of which, will be pulled from this list. While there are some other routes in the archive, this list encompasses the Team’s favorites! Routes rang from 2-22 miles. Happy running!

2 Mile

  1. 2 Mile TT Route
  2. Stadium Loop
  3. Cameron-Ransom-McCauley

3 Mile

  1. Get to know Campus
  2. Raleigh-Stagecoach-Battle
  3. Finley 3
  4. Westwood 3
  5. Tenney 3
  6. MLK Hillsborough
  7. West Cameron-Meritt-Brookside-MCauley
  8. First Day of Practice
  9. Carborro 3 
  10.  Golf Cart Friendly 5k

4 Mile

  1. Carrboro 4
  2. Bolin and Elizabeth
  3. Nugget 4
  4. Fartlek Fun
  5. Tetris 4
  6. Finley 4
  7. Westwood 4

5 Mile

  1. Umstead
  2. Finley 5
  3. Meadowmont 5
  4. Carrboro 5
  5. 5 Mile MLK Estes Franklin
  6. The Jay Randolph
  7. Bolin Battle 5 / Marathoner’s Dream 
  8. Is it just me, or does this resemble Texas?
  9. Familiar Streets Five

6 Mile

  1. Hillsborough
  2. Franklin – Estes – MLK
  3. Carrboro 6
  4. Davie Poplar
  5. Botanical Beauty 6
  6. Meadowmont 6
  7. Finley 6
  8. Down, Around, and Up Raleigh Rd
  9. One Big Trippy “Campus” Loop
  10. Rollercoaster
  11. Tunnel of DOOM 6

7 Mile

  1. Rainbow James
  2. Carolina North Vine
  3. Meadowmont 7
  4. All of Bolin
  5. Finley 7
  6. Run to Southern Village

8 Mile

  1. Jacob’s Circle
  2. Finley 8
  3. Parker Preserve 8
  4. Pumpkin Loop, Carolina North
  5. The Flanagan 8
  6. University Lake Trails
  7. Southern Village, but Different

9 Mile

  1. Carolina North 9
  2. Burning Tree/Hospital

10 Mile

  1. A Really Cool 10 Mile Run
  2. Carolina North 10
  3. Bolin Creek 10
  4. Occoneechee Mountain 10

11 Mile

  1. Starfish 11
  2. The Sitting Cat

12 Mile

  1. To the Edge of Nowhere and Back
  2. Another 12 mile run

14 Mile

  1. Homestead North
  2. Carolina North 14

16 Mile

  1. Double Rosemary
  2. Dairyland
  3. 16 Mile Run in Chapel Hill, NC
  4. Another Calvander Run

18 Mile

  1. Deformed Maple Leaf 18
  2. Dairyland Extension
  3. Fluffy-Tailed Cat 18

20+ Mile

  1. Deformed Maple Leaf 20
  2. Squirrel
  3. Maple Loop
  4. Hills 20
  5. Hills 22

Bonus

  1. MEGA TRAILS
  2. SUPER MEGA TRAILS
  3. SUPER MEGA ULTRA MARATHON TRAILS
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